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Good Manners
Travelling to all corners of the world gets easier and easier. We live in a global village, but how well do we know and understand each other? Here is a simple test. Imagine you have arranged a meeting at four o’clock. What time should you expect your foreign business colleagues to arrive? If they’re German, they’ll be bang on time. If they’re American, they’ll probably be 15 minutes early. If they are British they’ll be 15 minutes late, and you should allow up to an hour for the Italians.
When the European Community began to increase in size, several guidebooks appeared giving advice on international etiquette. At first many people thought this was a joke, especially the British, who seemed to assume that the widespread understanding of their language meant a corresponding understanding of English customs. Very soon they had to change their ideas, as they realized that they had a lot to learn about how to behave with their foreign business friends.
For example:
The Japanese have perhaps the strictest rules of social and business behaviour. Seniority is very important, and a younger man should never be sent to complete a business deal with an older Japanese man. The Japanese business card almost needs a rulebook of its own. You must exchange business cards immediately on meeting because it is essential to establish everyone’s status and position.
When it is handed to a person in a superior position, it must be given and received with both hands, and you must take time to read it carefully, and not just put it in your pocket! Also the bow is a very important part of greeting someone. You should not expect the Japanese to shake hands. Bowing the head is a mark of respect and the first bow of the day should be lower than when you meet thereafter.
The Americans sometimes find it difficult to accept the more formal Japanese manners. They prefer to be casual and more informal, as illustrated by the universal “Have a nice day!” American waiters have a one-word imperative “Enjoy!” The British, of course, are cool and reserved. The great topic of conversation between strangers in Britain is the weather – unemotional and impersonal. In America, the main topic between strangers is the search to find a geographical link “Oh, really? You live in Ohio? I had an uncle who once worked there”.
Teachers and Actors
To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor; you must be able to hold the attention and interest of your audience; you must be a clear speaker, with a good, strong, pleasing voice which is fully under your control; and you must be able to act what you are teaching, in order to make its meaning clear. Watch a good teacher, and you will see that he does not sit motionless before his class; he stands the whole time he is teaching, he walks about, using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express feelings. Listen to him, and you will hear the loudness, the quality and the musical note of his voice always changing according to what he is talking about.
The fact that a good teacher has some of the qualities of a good actor does not mean that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage, for there are important differences between the teachers’ work and the actor’s. The actor has to speak words which he has learned by heart; he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part; even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed before. What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage.
A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audience takes an active part in his play; they ask and answer questions. The teacher, therefore, has to understand the needs of his audience, which is his class. He cannot learn his part by heart, but must invent it as he goes along.
There are many teachers who are fine actors in class, but are unable to take part in a stage-play …
A New Vision of Teaching
The 21st century education is certain to dictate new roles for teachers in their classrooms and schools. The teachers are expected to know and do new things to be able to teach students in the 21st Century:
• Leadership among the staff and with the administration is sure to be shared in order to see better the purpose of work of the school. Teachers are valued for the contributions they make to their classroom and the school.
• Teachers are expected to make the content they teach engaging, relevant, and meaningful to students’ lives.
• Teachers are unlikely to cover material; they, along with their students, uncover solutions. They are supposed to teach existing core content developing skills like critical thinking, problem solving, and information and communications technology (ICT) literacy.
• In their classrooms, all students are made to use 21st Century skills so they discover how to learn, innovate, collaborate, and communicate their ideas.
• The 21st Century content (global awareness, civic literacy, financial literacy, and health awareness) proves to be included in the core content areas.
• Subjects and related projects seem to be integrated among disciplines and involve relationships with the home and community.
• Teachers are known to demonstrate the value of lifelong learning and to encourage their students to learn and grow.
Advice to a Young Teacher
1. A higher educational teaching qualification does not make you a professional, in the true sense of the word. Having graduated from the University or possessing a Bachelor degree does not automatically guarantee that the service you provide, is a professional one. Read this article to find out how you can stand out as a true professional in your field: the classroom and school community.
2. Always be on time for work. A professional teacher understands the need to start the day well, every day. Truly professional teachers will make sure that they arrive at least ten minutes before the first bell rings, so as to prepare themselves mentally for the day ahead. Be prepared. Check your diary the night before and plan for your classes. Professional teachers plan thoroughly too for every lesson and class. They stick to their work program and assessment schedule, to ensure that not only syllabus content is covered, but also the necessary skills for their students' longer-term success in their specific subject or learning area. Make sure your notes and handouts are professionally presented.
3. Take an interest in every child. The better you get to know your students, the more influence you will have on their attitude towards your subject, and on their lives in general. Remember the adage: "Teachers touch eternity, they never know where their influence may end.” Treat your students with respect. Never publicly humiliate or belittle your students. Leave their family, background, religion, behaviour, and personal circumstances out of public disciplinary processes and discussions.
4. Consult parents. Try to include parents in the educational process and encourage their support of the school's disciplinary processes and procedures. Be polite and calm when dealing with parents. Keep reminding them that every discussion about the child needs to be undertaken with the child's best interests at heart. As a teacher and a professional, you are likely to be judged by your words and actions. Be passionate, positive, and enthusiastic about your work. At all times, in your interactions with children, parents and members of the public, practice self-restraint, self-control, and assertiveness in declaring that all you do, after all, is in the best interests of the children in your care.